What are the values of Dance as a physical activity within a learning environment?

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The purpose of this study was to discover if there are perceptible values of Dance as
a physical activity within a learning environment, utilising University sports students
in their second year who were participating in a Dance module as part of their
courses. Baseline questionnaires were distributed to discern the participants past
Dance experience, how often they participated in physical activity, their specialist
sports, and to garner if they had any concerns relating to the Dance module prior to
its commencement. A further questionnaire was distributed with the intention of
discovering what the participants found to be the Values of Dance in that learning
environment. A focus group comprised of participants from the initial sample were
selected, to identify if this medium of data analysis generated different data in
response to the same questionnaire. Dictaphone recordings from this group were
also completed in attempt to garner more focussed results.
The main findings revealed that the participants found that Dance was inclusive;
enjoyable; proved to be beneficial in encouraging peer bonding; and that is has value
in its belonging as an Art form as a creative practice that allows for freedom and selfexpression.
Dance was also shown to be less concerned with competition and is less
pressuring than other sports, and it was discovered that it has value in the
numerable values it shares with other sports.

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